“Every time it has been without a condom, every time I was badly beaten.”

Alla Melnyk, StreetPower coordinator: “The kids are afraid to speak out, so you never see them. They are the lost generation, quite literally.”

Ukraine is currently experiencing Eastern Europe’s second worst HIV epidemic, which has been exacerbated by a boom in drug use and lack of awareness about safer sex. After violence erupted in Ukraine in 2013 and the government…

Larry Scott-Walker: “Once you’re living with HIV, no amount of shame is going to change it, so celebrate it”

Most members of Transforming HIV Resentment into Victories Everlasting Support Services (Thrive SS) can remember the date they tested positive for HIV as easily as their birthdays. And they’re marking…

Jane Anderson: 90-90-90 is only the beginning

Our #AIDSfree Launch

No more discrimination. No more HIV infections. No more AIDS-related death. These are the aims of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. To help meet them, we support frontline programmes that help alleviate the physical, emotional and financial pain of those living with, affected by, or at risk of HIV/AIDS.

Aid Match

Every donation to the AIDSFREE campaign will be doubled by the UK Government up to £2 million. Through UK Aid Match, the UK government will match every donation from the public, pound for pound, and this match money will be spent on Elton John AIDS Foundation projects in Nairobi and Maputo.